GodTube.com Sets Record as #1 Fastest Growing Website in U.S. in 1st month of Launch |
Leading Digital Media Intelligence Provider comScore Ranks GodTube.com as
#1 Fastest Growing Website on comScore Media Metrix Top 1000 Web Properties
DALLAS, Sept. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- comScore, the leading digital media
intelligence provider, today ranked the new website GodTube.com the #1
fastest growing U.S. web property for the month of August in its ranking of
the Top 1000 Web Properties. GodTube.com showed 973% month-on-month growth
in August -- the first month in which the site was officially launched --
according to comScore. Close on the heels of its August 8th launch,
GodTube.com attracted 1.7 million unique U.S. visitors in August, placing
GodTube.com on its Top 1000 Web Properties list for the first time.
"The fact that GodTube.com, a faith-based website, has been named the
#1 fastest growing website, surpassing all mainstream secular websites,
marks a major milestone," said Chris Wyatt, CEO and Founder. "GodTube.com's
success is proof positive that Jesus 2.0 is the wave of the future. Our
entire culture is becoming internet focused. Today, people use the internet
to search for practically everything they need in life -- Why not their
faith?"
GodTube.com deployed an advanced Content Delivery Network from
Limelight Networks Inc. to help provide the best possible viewing and
downloading experience for its ever-growing community of users across the
globe.
"Consumer demand for all types of media content via the internet is
expanding exponentially," David Hatfield, Senior Vice President of
Worldwide Sales, Services and Marketing at Limelight Networks. "By
leveraging our CDN and Web-based management and reporting metrics, GodTube
is able to keep track of progress, monitor usage and activity, all the
while focusing on giving its user base what it wants without worrying about
the delivery infrastructure."
An instant success, GodTube.com has rapidly become the fastest-growing
website in the mainstream market. GodTube.com has experienced explosive
growth and is currently attracting more than 3 million unique visitors per
month. GodTube.com has pioneered the formation of a virtual church
community online and has successfully connected with millions of people
seeking a new way to experience their faith. Broadcasting over 800,000
hours of video, GodTube.com has becomes a true online community where users
can upload, share, watch and comment. With more than 20,000 videos offering
a diverse array of content ranging from humorous youth-oriented videos to
powerful testimonials, GodTube.com is attracting people of all ages and
backgrounds.
About GodTube
GodTube.com is an online community delivering user-generated videos on
a diverse array of topics, ranging from comedy to powerful personal
testimonials, musical performances to sermons. GodTube.com has become one
of the leading online destinations as well as one of the largest providers
of Christian programming in the world.
The management team of GodTube.com brings together Chief Executive
Officer, Christopher Wyatt (former Executive Producer at CBS), Chief
Marketing Officer, Dr. Mike Miller (CEO, NavPress and former Executive
Pastor, First Baptist Church of Dallas), Chief Financial Officer, Lloyd
Chartrand (former CEO of Mentura, Inc.), and Chief Information Officer,
Michael Riddell (former EVP of New Product Development at Spark Networks).
GodTube.com is supported by various investors, including Norm Miller,
Chairman of Interstate Batteries. For more information, please visit
http://www.godtube.com
About comScore
comScore, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCOR) is a global leader in measuring the
digital world. This capability is based on a massive, global cross-section
of more than 2 million consumers who have given comScore permission to
confidentially capture their browsing and transaction behavior, including
online and offline purchasing. comScore panelists also participate in
survey research that captures and integrates their attitudes and
intentions. Through its proprietary technology, comScore measures what
matters across a broad spectrum of behavior and attitudes. comScore
analysts apply this deep knowledge of customers and competitors to help
clients design powerful marketing strategies and tactics that deliver
superior ROI. comScore services are used by more than 700 clients,
including global leaders such as AOL, Microsoft, Yahoo!, BBC, Carat,
Cyworld, Deutsche Bank, France Telecom, Best Buy, The Newspaper Association
of America, Financial Times, ESPN, Fox Sports, Nestle, Starcom, Universal
McCann, the United States Postal Service, Verizon, ViaMichelin, Merck and
Expedia. For more information, please visit http://www.comscore.com
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